Twenty-three years after the historic Good Friday Agreement created peace and an effectively open border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland ending decades of sectarian violence, Belfast is riddled with
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Some characters lead lives that demand to be celebrated and commemorated on film and Lorine Padilla, is surely one of them. The Puerto Rican-American “Madrina” (Godmother) of Raquel Cepeda’s La Madrina: The
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Has anyone noticed, that the most untruthful American president in history came to office surrounded with documentary filmmakers? Is the difference between Michael Moore and Donald Trump simply one of degree?
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